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Hello, everyone! I went to go write another chapter, but apparently I had until chapter 18 written, and I'd forgotten about it, so…here's an update!

"I didn't expect you for a while," Freya said. "Did you save Silentwind already?"

"We warned her," Sparkfur replied. "I don't think we could have done much better than that."

"You also wanted to start your lessons," Freya predicted.

"Yes."

"It was only to be expected," Freya replied soothingly. "Many wolves act the same as you. Come. Ranger helped us prepare a room for your lessons."

She led Sparkfur down another tunnel, similar to the one that Jassa had stayed in. The earth was damp, but not soaked, and droplets of water dripped from the ceiling.

"How's Valkyries?"

"The same," Freya replied her voice carefully even. "Ranger tried to break through Jassa's damage, but he can't get to it. All of her memories are gone. She's not the pup she used to be."

"Couldn't Secret do anything?" Sparkfur asked hesitantly.

"Secret hasn't been around for ages," Freya replied. "Ranger could call her if he wanted, but he doesn't want to intrude on her privacy."

"What about you or Thor? Couldn't you ask for her to be cured?"

"We tried," Freya answered. "We just have to deal with it for now. Ranger's trying as much as he can, and he'll find a way eventually. If anyone can do anything, it'll be Ranger." Freya stopped. "We're here now. Are you ready?"

"Yes." There wasn't any doubt in Sparkfur's voice.

"Do exactly as I say. We're going to try and erase your limits. Close you're eyes, and just listen to me. Get comfortable. You need to relax."

Sparkfur's eyes were closed, and his mind seemed unnaturally calm. He couldn't hear Freya as much as he could feel her commands. Push away the Warrior Code; push away everything you were raised with.

Sparkfur felt like he could see the inside of his mind, like it was a map. He could see all the rules that he had been raised with, even those he had never realized. His mind was only a series of connections, and he only had to rewire some of those connections.

Slowly, Sparkfur set to work.

Xxx

Sparkfur didn't know how long he had been working. He didn't exactly know what he had been doing, either. The only thing he knew was that it was done. He pulled himself lazily away from his meditation. He felt ravenous; how long had it been since he'd eaten?

"Done?" Freya asked. "You blocked me out after a couple of minutes, you're a natural."

"Yeah," Sparkfur replied. "How long was I..?"

"A week," Freya replied. "You must be starved."

"Yeah. How did you—"

"All wolves do that," Freya replied. "It's the most basic exercise. Most wolves don't need to erase limits, though. Come on," she nudged him to his feet. "You need to eat."

Sparkfur followed Freya obediently back to the main cave, where he fell ravenously on a rabbit.

"You'll have to do the exercise again tomorrow," Freya said as he ate.

"Why? I already erased my limits."

Freya chuckled, and Thor spoke from the other end of the cave. "You thought it would be that easy? Your brain will rewire itself over night. You have to force the patterns on it."

"So I just wasted a whole week?" Sparkfur asked in disbelief. "I spent a week erasing all of my limits, and it'll just fix itself while I sleep?"

"Yes," Freya answered. "Some things need to be repaired several times before the can work."

"But couldn't Ranger or Secret—"

Thor snarled. "Yes, they could." He looked at a corner of the cave, and Sparkfur could just barely make out Valkyries's form.

"So…I could end up like that?" His voice was quiet now, almost scared.

"Only if Ranger or Secret would erase them for you," Freya replied gently. "Ranger might be able to. I think he has more control over his powers than Jassa ever did, but I don't want to take the risk. When you came here to learn you became a member of our pack, Sparkfur, and we won't let another pack member become like Valkyries."

"She can be cured, though, can't she?" Sparkfur asked, his voice barely a whisper. "I mean, Ranger's trying, isn't he? She'll come back to how she was before?"

"Ranger doesn't know," Thor replied. "He's trying, but Jassa did too much damage. He said he'd need Secret to reach into her mind, but Secret's gone. Ranger won't force her to come."

"So if Secret would come, they could do it? They could give her back her memories?"

"Ranger thinks that it might be possible," Freya said slowly. "He thinks he might be able to break through what Jassa did, but Valkyries blocks everyone out. He needs Secret to distract her so he can get his mind in."

Sparkfur contemplated on this. "There have to be more animals like Ranger and Secret, don't there?" he asked. "Can't Ranger find one of them?"

"None of them are in control of there powers," Thor replied. "Ranger taught himself, and Secret was taught by him. All of the others' are wild."

Sparkfur looked at Valkyries. "When is Ranger coming again?"

Thor shrugged. "He comes and goes."

An idea was turning over in Sparkfur's mind. "I need his help."